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The dollar has helped make the U.S. the most economically powerful country for most of the last century, but other countries — including rivals like China — have the greenback on their sights.

An excerpt from Ten Thousand Things, a podcast about modern-day artifacts of Asian American life.

The sudden cave-in of part of the busy East Coast highway created an immediate traffic nightmare for drivers. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro issued a disaster declaration.

Trevor Powers went to the doctor in October 2021 for a minor stomach ache. He was prescribed an over-the-counter medication and expected it to clear up in a couple days. But that's not what happened.

Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of the Brain Health Kitchen. She explains what kinds of dietary changes we can make to help prevent cognitive decline and dementia.

Honorees from the World Health Organization's Health for all Film Festival tell stories of pain — but also of resilience and hope — all in 8 minutes or less.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers longtime colleague Wade Goodwyn, who covered Texas for the network for 30 years. Goodwyn died this week of cancer at age 63.

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world. But while Europe has approved a synthetic alternative, biomedical labs are bleeding more crabs from the Atlantic coast.

The flamboyant and populist former U.K. prime minister quit his parliamentary seat. He called the panel examining whether he lied to fellow lawmakers about COVID social gatherings a "kangaroo court."

Glen Weldon is among the cohort of LGBTQ+ folk constitutionally averse to crowds, midday sun and dancing. But Pride feels more needed, more urgent than ever this year — and he'll be out there.